Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Vintage Greyhound ads from 1961-1966

I absolutely LOVE these Greyhound ads. They may be my favorite yet. They show black passengers and white passengers riding together peacefully. This may seem unremarkable to us now, but let's remember that this was the early to mid 1960s, in the midst of the Civil Rights movement.

For a company to take a stance such as this was brave and rare. Also, they used "Leave the driving to us" even then.

This one may just be the best. I need a pair of those shades:

The later ads from 1967-1969, which I'll post laster, are even better.

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About b.vikki vintage:

This blog features vintage advertising campaigns and fashion editorials from Black/African-American publications, video clips and found photographs featuring people of color from the 1950s-1960s, as well as product descriptions and pictures of vintage pieces I have for sale at my etsy.com shop.

Among the items available for purchase will be dresses, skirts, cardigans, shoes, bags, jewelry, and occasionally hats from the 1950s-1960s or fashioned in the style of that era.

I've loved vintage fashion for some time (and traditional jazz and pop standards, old movies, Doris Day, et al), and did lots of research before deciding to open a vintage etsy shop and start this blog, because I wanted to do it right. Something I noticed during my research, something that helped me to cement my decision, was the lack of women of color in the online vintage community.

So, not only will I be selling vintage clothing, but the pictures I post here, of beautiful women of color from the 1950s and 1960s, will give some idea of what we truly wore then.

My great grandmother, Essie O'Neal, and her brother, Norris Reed, Sr in the late 1940s.